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  • January 19, 2012
Award winner has mixed record

One of the most partisan, outspoken and liberal members of Congress, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, now has quite the ironic trophy to hang on her mantle: pro-business champion.

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  • January 19, 2012
HMA stock hurt by chief counsel's departure

Investors don't like surprises, and they often sell stock first and ask questions later.

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  • January 19, 2012
Welcome to the Waldorf...in Naples

The Naples Grande Beach Resort in Naples has a new name: Waldorf Astoria Naples.

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  • January 19, 2012
Fort Myers home prices up 33%

Foreclosure sales are down 50%, pushing the market's median up.

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  • January 19, 2012
Fla. incentive programs rank 14

State's economic development programs rank in the top half of the U.S.

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  • January 19, 2012
Sarasota EDC: 1,125 jobs in '11

A year-end report details the job creation facilitated by the local EDC.

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  • January 19, 2012
Tampa Q4 housing starts surge

The Tampa Bay area saw 995 fourth quarter housing starts, up 19.4%.

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  • January 18, 2012
Firm finds niche in unorthodox funerals

When considering a sea burial for a loved one, make sure to hire a professional.

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  • January 18, 2012
Sarasota sales stay cheap in '11

The under-$250,000 price point dominated real estate sales in 2011.

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  • January 18, 2012
TruGreen to add 175 sales staff

The Memphis-based lawn care company is staffing its Tampa facility.

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  • January 18, 2012
Manasota MBAs score in top 91%

USF Sarasota-Manatee M.B.A. students perform well on national exam.

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  • January 18, 2012
$49M firm gets new president

Artemis Emslie to lead MyMatrixx, a Tampa firm with 135% three-year growth.

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  • January 17, 2012
Real estate to see more of same in 2012?

The 2012 nationwide commercial real estate forecast from Grubb & Ellis is more confirmation of a well-documented trend: The only certainty the year promises is uncertainty.

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  • January 17, 2012
Neal to build in Lee, Collier

Pat Neal says his company is ready to expand to new territory.

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  • January 17, 2012
Naples marketers expand reach

BlocDeals and Paradise Coast TV form an entrepreneurial partnership.

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